William Smith (11 February 1875 – 20 March 1942) was an English first-class cricketer.
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| Full name | William Smith | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 February 1875 Witney, Oxfordshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 20 March 1942 (aged 67) Chittlehamholt, Devon, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1895–1905 | Oxfordshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1901–1904 | London County | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 25 June 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Smith was born in February 1875 at Witney, Oxfordshire. He made his debut in minor counties cricket for Oxfordshire against Worcestershire in the 1895 Minor Counties Championship.[1] Having impressed playing for Oxfordshire, he was selected by W. G. Grace to play for his London County team,[2] making his debut in first-class cricket for the team against Cambridge University at Fenner's in 1901.[3] In his first season for London County he averaged over 64,[2] including making what would be his highest first-class score when he made 143 against Cambridge University at Crystal Palace.[4] He played first-class cricket for London County until 1904, making thirty appearances.[3] He scored 1,191 runs in these matches, at an average of 30.53. He made three centuries and seven half centuries.[5] Smith played minor counties cricket for Oxfordshire until 1905, making a total of 45 appearances in the Minor Counties Championship.[1] He topped the Oxfordshire batting averages in 1901 and 1904.[2] He died in March 1942 at Chittlehamholt, Devon.
References edit
- ^ a b "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by William Smith". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ a b c "Wisden - Obituaries in 1942". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by William Smith". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- ^ "London County v Cambridge University, 1901". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by William Smith". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 June 2019.